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Interactive: Texas and the FBI's 2010 Crime Statistics

The FBI has released the 2010 edition of Crime in the United States, a collaborative effort involving more than 18,000 city, county and state agencies that voluntarily report crime data and statistics. The FBI compiles the data and provides it as a reliable source of information for law enforcement administrators, criminologists and municipal planners.

Some of the highlights, according to a Tribune analysis of the report, which was released late last week:

In total number of violent crimes, Texas is second with 113,231. California is first with 164,133. Florida (101,969) is third and New York (75,977) fourth. However, when comparing the rates of violent crimes per 100,000 people (a method of standardizing the data in order to make it more reasonable to compare crime numbers between high and low population states), Texas drops to 16th with 450.3 per 100,000 people. The District of Columbia takes the top spot with 1,330.2.

In total number of murders, Texas again comes in second with 1,249, but with a rate of five murders per 100,000 people Texas comes in 19th by that measurement. The District of Columbia comes in first again with 21.9. New Hampshire brings up the rear with only one murder per 100,000.

The rate of rape in Texas is 30.3 reported case per 100,000 people, putting the state in 27th place by that measurement. Alaska is first with 75 reported cases of rape per 100,000.

The total number of property crimes in Texas, 951,246, puts it in second, narrowly losing out to California's 981,939. The rate of property crimes per 100,000 has Texas high up in the chart in third with 3,783, behind the District of Columbia (4,778.90) and South Carolina (3,900.40).

Texas is first in total number of larceny cases at 654,626. Its rate per 100,000 people again puts it in third at 3,238.9.

Use our interactive to compare Texas to other states in categories such as violent crime, murder, rape or burglary, and use our sortable table to compare crime statistics in cities across the state. Click on the "toggle" button to switch between the violent crimes table and the property crimes table.